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Mar 19, 2020

The 40 Years of Comics Project - Day 1849: John Sable, Freelance #8, January 1984

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I'm trying to think of a television series that resembles Jon Sable. I think the problem is that this is a genre that I generally don't pay much attention to, the action/crime movie or series. I think it's because I prefer a bit more high fantasy in my media, be it superhero, sorcery, or sci-fi. Sable's adventures, extraordinary as they may be, are still firmly rooted in the real world.

That said, with just a little bit of tweaking, I think Jon Sable could very easily stand in for Batman. The adventures in this series are very close to the Bat's more detective-oriented tales, and with the exception of the gun, Sable appears to have more than enough martial skills to don the cowl and be convincing. As I say, the series is a little more based in reality, but of all the superheroes, Batman is the one that in a lot of ways seems fairly close to reality too. By that I mean that he's just a very skilled guy who uses those skills to take down bad guys, much like Jon Sable.

Feeling a bit brain dead from no work and staying at home during the current disaster. Hopefully I'll have more interesting things to say about tomorrow's comic. Stay healthy, friends.

More to follow.

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